Temperature
61 F at 12 AM; 86 F at its warmest, 3 PM Thursday, and 61 F at its coolest, 12 AM.
- Now
- 61F
- 12 AM
- Highest
- 86F
- 3 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 61F
- 12 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport, Texas
Medium airport in Denton County, Texas* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and south central Texas. * WHEN...From 4 AM early this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Unsecured outdoor items may be blown around in the wind. Driving on area roadways may become difficult, especially for high-profile vehicles. Small tree limbs could break and cause damage.
A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of at least 20 to 30 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Boaters should use extra caution when venturing onto area lakes. Residents may wish to take action to secure trash cans, lawn furniture, and other lightweight outdoor objects that may be blown around in the strong winds.
61°
62°/55°
Overcast·
Feels like 61°·Fresh breeze 21 mph N
Alert. A Wind Advisory is in force for Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport until 7 PM today. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely early this morning, from about 1 AM (63%).
Now. Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport is 61° and overcast at 1 AM. The dew point is 61°, so the air feels humid and sticky. Fresh breeze from the north at 21 mph, gusting to 31 mph.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 55° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 45° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 7, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 85°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 63°. The days ahead look dry.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:55 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 11:10 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 22 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
32Air quality
97%Humidity
97%Cloud
Now
1:00 AM
61feels61
63%
21mph
Today
Oct 16
6255
85%
29mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
6345
18mph
UV 7
Sun
Oct 18
6843
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
7449
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
7854
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8359
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
8563
overcast
61°
62°55°
63°45°
68°43°
74°49°
78°54°
83°59°
85°63°
As of 1:00 AM in Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport, Texas.
Air quality
The air at Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport
Index 32, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Dallas-Fort Worth (TX), 35 miles off.
32Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)24Good-
- Ozone32Good18 ppb12.9 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)12Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 34, good.
GoodModerate
- 34YesterdayOct 15
- GoodTodayOct 16
- GoodSatOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
Smoke, the next 43 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport
0.04 in in the last 24 hours, 0.05 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.04in
- Last 3 days
- 0.05in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 80%
Visibility
How far you can see at Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport, the next 43 hours
Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 4 miles Fri 3 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- AFW
- ICAO
- KAFW
- IATA
- AFW
- Field elevation
- 722 ft
- Serves
- Fort Worth
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- AFW
- Wind now
- From 350° at 20 mph, read 16 Oct, 00:53
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16L / 34R | 11,000 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 170° / 350° | 20 mph head, on 34R | None |
| 16R / 34L | 11,125 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 170° / 350° | 20 mph head, on 34L | None |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Fort Worth - Alliance (AFW), Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 58 F, the air 90% saturated; the humidity ran from 57% at 3 PM Thursday to 93% at 10 PM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 58F
- 12 AM
- Humidity now
- 90%
- Humidity, range
- 57 to 93%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
18 mph from the north at 12 AM; at its strongest 20 mph, 7 PM Thursday, with a gust of 40 mph at 7 PM Thursday.
- Now
- 18mph
- from the north
- Strongest
- 20mph
- 7 PM Thursday
- Highest gust
- 40mph
- 7 PM Thursday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.22 inHg at 12 AM, rising 0.09 inHg over 3 hours; 0.26 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.22inHg
- 12 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.09inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.26inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 8 miles at 6 PM Thursday; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 8mi
- 6 PM Thursday
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 1,000 ft at 10 PM Thursday; a base was reported in 22 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 1,000ft
- 10 PM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 22
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.05 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.04 in, in the hour to 6 PM Thursday.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.05in
- Wettest hour
- 0.04in
- 6 PM Thursday
- Hours with some
- 6
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Fort Worth - Alliance: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 4 instruments nearest Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.
measured now2 instruments
At an airfield/1.3 mi away/672 ft/50 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
DENTON CREEK 5 N Lake GrapevineGPVT2
At a river or reservoir gauge/15.3 mi away/502 ft/220 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Roanoke 4.0 WNWTX-DN-60
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.3 mi away/617 ft/105 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Site 2JSTT2
At a cooperative observer's station/6.3 mi away/653 ft/69 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Texas
20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Hasletcity, 3 mi
- Roanokecity, 5 mi
- Justincity, 6 mi
- Kellercity, 7 mi
- Trophy Clubtown, 8 mi
- Westlaketown, 8 mi
- Northlaketown, 8 mi
- Corral Citytown, 9 mi
- Wataugacity, 9 mi
- Saginawcity, 9 mi
- Blue Moundcity, 9 mi
- Pecan Acrescommunity, 9 mi
Airports near Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport
- Fort Worth Meacham International AirportFTW, 12 mi
- Denton Enterprise AirportDTO, 16 mi
- NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell FieldNFW, 17 mi
- Dallas Fort Worth International AirportDFW, 18 mi
- Decatur Municipal AirportLUD, 24 mi
- Grand Prairie Municipal AirportGPM, 26 mi
- Arlington Municipal AirportGKY, 26 mi
- Addison AirportADS, 28 mi